Inspired Teams

How to Become the Subject of Pleasant Dinner Conversation

Jun 21st, 2010 | By Martha Carnahan | Category: Business Leaders, Inspired Teams

Sorry to break this to you, but your co-workers are talking about you after work with their family members and friends. It’s just one of those facts of life.
You know how that conversation goes:
“How was your day today, honey?” asks your co-worker’s spouse.
To which your co-worker replies, “Oh man, I work with this one person [...]



Team Innovation with a Marshmallow on Top

Feb 19th, 2010 | By Martha Carnahan | Category: Business Leaders, Inspired Teams

Kindergarteners consistently beat business students and other professional adults in the simple, but revealing, Marshmallow Challenge.
The Marshmallow Challenge is a team exercise that asks groups of four to build the tallest freestanding structure in 18 minutes using only 20 sticks of spaghetti, one yard of tape, one yard of string and one marshmallow – which [...]



Are You Really Ready for the Economic UPturn?

Oct 12th, 2009 | By Martha Carnahan | Category: Business Leaders, Inspired Teams

Here’s a startling thought:  “It’s tougher recovering from a downturn than being in a downturn.”
This statement was made by Ira Jackson, Dean of Claremont’s Drucker School of Management, who was participating at the World Business Forum last week (Oct 6-7 in New York). The Wall Street Journal put together the video below, highlighting top management [...]